F#7
F#7
F# 7
Intermediate
Major
Seventh
Dominant 7th chord - common in blues and jazz
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F#
RootA#
Major 3rdC#
Perfect 5thE
Minor 7thInterval Details
F#
Root
A#
Major 3rd
C#
Perfect 5th
E
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
F# - A# - C# - E
Bass: F#Inversion 1
A# - C# - E - F#
Bass: A#Inversion 2
C# - E - F# - A#
Bass: C#Inversion 3
E - F# - A# - C#
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the F#7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from F#7
F#7add6
F#7b6
F#7#11
F#7#11b13
F#7#9
F#13#9
Simplified
F#5
F#7no5
F#M
Alternate Symbols
F#7
F#dom
Tags
seventh
dominant
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4